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“He’s not over it”: Lawson blasts Perez after Australian GP clash The Racing Bulls driver finished a frustrating 13th in the 2026 season opener at Albert Park, but one of the

Liam Lawson believes Sergio Perez is still holding onto their past battles after the pair clashed again during the Australian Grand Prix.

Australian GP: Race Results Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time / Retired Pts. 1 63 George Russell Mercedes 58 1:23:06.801 25 2 12 Kimi Antonelli

Full race results from the 2026 Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park where George Russell won the opening race of the season.

Mercedes outsmarts Ferrari for 1-2 in epic Australian GP The Briton took the chequered flag 2.9 seconds clear of his Italian teammate Andrea Kimi Antonelli, while Charles Leclerc completed

The Australian Grand Prix delivered the expected 1-2 for Mercedes, but it was far from straightforward, with George Russell emerging victorious after a thrilling battle under Formula 1’s sweeping new regulations.

‘Difficult to accept’: Piastri identifies causes of Australian GP crash The Australian was caught out by an unexpected burst of extra electrical power on the exit of Turn 4 on

Oscar Piastri says the fact his McLaren was functioning correctly at the time of his Australian Grand Prix crash makes the incident even more difficult to accept.

Oscar Piastri crashes out before Australian Grand Prix The McLaren driver was on his out-lap, a little over half an hour before the start of the race at

Oscar Piastri has crashed out the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix after spinning at Turn 4.

Feeney defends contentious act amid Melbourne melee The Triple Eight Mustang driver was tipped into a spin after Macauley Jones knocked Kai Allen into his right-rear corner

Broc Feeney has defended his decision to “light it up” during a multi-car melee in the Supercars finale at the Melbourne SuperSprint.

Hidden Aussie effort gets F1’s newest team on track Engineer Brian Cottee, who currently contracts to the Blanchard Racing Team’s Super2 Series team, co-ordinated a makeshift local support network

Cadillac’s journey to the Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix grid has come with some last-minute local help, including Supercars engineering know-how and a trip to Bunnings.

Final standings: Kostecki wins Larry Perkins Trophy Kostecki’s weekend started with a rollercoaster Thursday. Not only did he qualify on pole for the first race of the

Brodie Kostecki won three out of four races in the Melbourne SuperSprint at Albert Park to become the second two-time winner of the prestigious Larry Perkins Trophy.

Would-be IndyCar winner fumes at Power over Phoenix clash Power started from the rear of the field after crashing out of qualifying a day prior, and through raw pace

Christian Rasmussen could not hide his frustration over Will Power’s act that the Danish driver said cost him an IndyCar race win at Phoenix.

Brown’s ‘rookie mistake’ gifts Kostecki epic Melbourne win Dick Johnson Racing’s Brodie Kostecki clinched victory with a pass on Brown at Turn 11 with two laps to go

An unforced error starved Triple Eight Race Engineering’s Will Brown of a drought-breaking win in the Melbourne SuperSprint closer at the Australian Grand Prix.

Feeney Mustang ripped apart in massive Melbourne pile-up There were extraordinary scenes when Kai Allen’s #26 Grove Racing Mustang launched into the air thanks to wheel-to-wheel contact with

Broc Feeney’s Ford Mustang suffered major damage just seconds into the Repco Supercars Championship closer at the Melbourne SuperSprint.

Palou crashes as Newgarden nails wild Phoenix IndyCar race The decisive moment of the race came on Lap 210 when race leader Will Power and Christian Rasmussen collided. Power

Josef Newgarden executed a perfect strategy to pull off a come-from-behind IndyCar win at Phoenix Raceway and assume the series lead.

F3 teammates withdrawn from Melbourne on medical grounds Prema Racing confirmed both drivers will not take part in Sunday morning’s feature race, reducing the grid to 28 cars.

Louis Sharp and James Wharton have withdrawn from the opening round of the FIA Formula 3 Championship after their crash in Saturday’s sprint race at Albert Park.

Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix starting grid Oscar Piastri will start his McLaren from fifth, alongside teammate Lando Norris. Isack Hadjar was a standout for Red Bull,

George Russell will start the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix from pole position alongside his Mercedes teammate Kimi Antonelli.

PHOTOS: Saturday at the Australian Grand Prix Both on and off the race track there was no shortage of things going on around the Albert Park precinct.

There was plenty going on around Albert Park for qualifying day for Formula 1 in Melbourne

Norris rips into ‘worst’ F1 cars after tough qualifying The reigning world champion was downbeat after qualifying sixth for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park, where the

Lando Norris has delivered a blunt assessment of Formula 1’s new 2026 machinery, claiming the sport has gone from producing “the best cars ever made” to “probably the worst”.

PODCAST: Australian Grand Prix daily – Saturday Andrew van Leeuwen and Stefan Bartholomaeus unpack a wild day of action at the AGP which started with controversy in

Mercedes dominated qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix while Supercars turned on the chaos during an action-packed Saturday at Albert Park.

Will Brown’s take on late Aaron Cameron clash The two Mustang drivers were running fourth (Cameron) and fifth (Brown) in the closing stages of the race when they

Will Brown has offered his take on the costly clash with Aaron Cameron that took them both out of contention late in the Saturday Supercars race at Albert Park.

‘I just feel stink’: Wood apologises for Randle shunt Both Randle and Wood were on a charge from the back of the field in the third race of the

Ryan Wood apologised to Thomas Randle for the bump that sent the Tickford Racing driver into the wall during Saturday's Supercars race at Albert Park.

Lawson surprised by Racing Bulls pace in Melbourne The New Zealander secured a place in Q3 at Albert Park as Racing Bulls placed both cars inside the top

Liam Lawson admits Racing Bulls “probably weren't expecting this” after qualifying eighth for the Australian Grand Prix.

Harri Jones wins safety car-shortened Carrera Cup final O’Keeffe started on pole position and led the majority of the race, in what was an intense battle of fastest

Harri Jones won the final Porsche Equity-One Carrera Cup Australia race following an intense battle with Dylan O’Keeffe, as the final race of the weekend ended under safety car.

‘Not correct‘: Verstappen blasts 2026 cars after Melbourne crash The four-time world champion’s qualifying came to an abrupt end in Q1 when he spun under braking for Turn 1

Max Verstappen launched a fierce critique of Formula 1’s new regulations after crashing out in Q1 at the Australian Grand Prix.

Piastri hints at key deficit after Australian GP form swing The Australian had looked competitive earlier in the weekend but admitted the picture shifted heading into qualifying as rivals made

Oscar Piastri admits McLaren must understand its straight-line performance after qualifying fifth for the Australian Grand Prix.

Feeney beats Kostecki in action-packed Albert Park thriller Feeney had to withstand intense pressure from the winner of the opening two races throughout the contest, which was interrupted

Broc Feeney fended off a charging Brodie Kostecki to score victory in an action-packed Saturday evening race at the Melbourne SuperSprint.

Australian GP: Qualifying Results George Russell secured pole position for the Australian Grand Prix with a dominant qualifying performance at Albert Park, topping every

Full qualifying results from the 2026 Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park where George Russell took pole position.

Verstappen crashes out of Australian GP qualifying The Dutchman lost control of the rear of his Red Bull as he braked into Turn 1 at the Albert

Max Verstappen has brought out the red flags in the opening session of qualifying at the Australian Grand Prix.

Australian GP: Free Practice 3 Results George Russell romped to the fastest time in final practice for the Australian Grand Prix with a 1m19.053s, finishing six

Full Free Practice 3 results from the 2025 Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park where George Russell was fastest.

Australian GP safety change reversed after team backlash The governing body enacted a controversial change to the Albert Park circuit earlier today, dropping the straight mode zone through

The FIA has backflipped on its decision to drop one of the straight mode zones at Albert Park after pushback from some of the F1 teams.

Safety fears trigger last-minute Australian GP change As part of the new active aero regulations, there was a total of five nominated 'straight mode' areas around the

The FIA has made a key change to the Albert Park circuit ahead of the second day of F1 running at the Australian Grand Prix.